Evening Star Newspaper, September 10, 1931, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast), Fair and continued warm tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures—Highest, 90, at 3:45 p‘m yesterday; lowest, 69, at 6 a.m. to- “Fn Teport on page 4. (‘losmgN Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 ch ¢ Fheni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ing Star. The only in Washin Associated service. Entered post offic second class matter Washington, 5 No. 31,908. D, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, Found .. UDGE SPURNS - e REPORT FALING 10 EINDGT AL CAPONE Grand Jury Dismissed After. Reviewing Evidence Against Gangster Chief. PLEA TO LIQUOR CHARGE CHANGED TO NOT GUILTY | | | | | i | | | | Conspiracy Case Now Subject to | Call for Trial on Notice of Five Days. MAJ. COLEMAN W. JENKINS. —Und(‘r\&'ood Photo. . ARMY MAJOR FOUND SHOT WITH PISTOL CLUTCHED IN HAND Body of Maj. C. W. Jenkins Discovered in Woods on Alexandria Road. ptember 10.—A Federal | feport on its i ion against “Sca U erested in reports, on * Judge Wilkerson mfm’m(‘d nent later the grand jury ap- d before Federal Judge John P.: , advised him it had no indict- ents to report and was discharged. Allowed to Change Plea. The Government made no comment on the apparent failure of the jury to out the full mandate given by Wilkerson last July, when he di- to reconsider the cvidence and ble re-indict Capone on specific . however, al- | cy against the 1nd~ Jlldc(‘ “'ll Tiesday granted the gang- st to change his plea on that » not guilty. No date for The body of Maj. Coleman W. Jen- kins, Coast Artillery, 42-year-old Army War Col istructor, was found this morning under a tree in a patch of woods just off the Washington-Alexan- dria highway, with the pistol which had sent a .38-caliber bullet through his brain still clutched in his hand. The body was found by a detachment # a0 of soldiers fron the War College and B TNl ! Arlington County police, who began t g Vs Judge Wilkerson's announce. | search when an automobile found abas Stoie doned on the highway last night. ency that A station, was identified as Maj Jer The body was found in the woods a short distance away. | Dr. H. B. Swain, Arlington County | coroner, viewed the body early this aft- ernoon and issued & certificate of | suicide. boss of Chicago last July with general prohibition e it was generally | vould be on his way to h Prison in a few days. In- turn of events sent him om on his ol !d ‘l[h of more fare results in (U'l\l"“on near wsed the right-about-face his_attorneys. Professing surprise, his counsel in- 1ed the court of a purported agree- between the Government and de- attorneys that the prosecutors \w\xld make certain recommendations q losed to be a proposal ices on prohibition and tax- \asion_charges run concurrently Judge Wilkersgn insisted the pleas of guilty must be unconditional, and the following day he granted leave to change the piea in the income tax case. This will come to trial October 6. Before appearing in Judge Barnes' court room grand jury destroyed the report offered to Judge Wilkerson. ‘The latter explained that it is not cus. y for grand juries to make reports ind except indictments. The conspiracy indictment fs now subject to call on five " notice for consideration of the defense motion to ash it and drop the charges. g Ikerson when he ordered the which ended today d Capone's alleged liquor Jaw viola- must be inquired into fully.” ‘Wilkerson’ Disappeared Yesterday. Maj. Jenkins disappeared yesterday morning about B o'clock and last night his family appealed to Washington po- lice to search for him. He had been ! under treatment at Walter Recd Hos- pital for a nervous disorder. The circumstances surrounding the | disccvery of the body indicated that the | officer kad parked automobile along- | side the roazd, locked the doors and climbcd down a 10-foot embankment. | At the bottom, beneath a small tree, he is believed to have taken off his coat, carefully folded it, placed his Panama | hat on top of it, and then to have lain down in the shade of the tree and shot himsclf, The bullet entered the head behind the right ear and emerged ! behind the left ear. The gun was| | tightly clutched in his right hand and | lay across his body. Statement. to the liquor conspiracy In- | e o0 oootnen ‘- Suffered “Anxiety Neurosis.” | enumeration of overt acts the Maj. Omar H. Quade, executive officer | . and cthers are c rged with , at Walter Reed Hospital, \zd Maj. | ubstantial offenses within the period | Jenkins was suffering from an “anxiety of the statute of limitations for which | neur induced by overwork. He said a heavier penalty is provided than that | the allment was accompanied by a fear possible under the conspiracy indict- | that he was not performing his duties mrm‘ | satisfactor: “The court will not believe, unless it | Maj. Jenkins' automobile was found 15 forced to do so, that the language of | — 7 this indictment_was chosen. without | \COntinucd on Page 2, Column 2.) probable cause, merely for the purpose Scrchaant “nad neen s gagant 1ws | PITT LEADING D. C. e | GOLF TITLE CONTEST INFANT PARALYSIS | ‘ breaker over a long period of time. CONTINUES INCREASE 74 score in Opening Round Gives| 1,370 Cases in United States, Chiet- | Edge on Peacock. With 75. ly in New York, Report to | Health Service. 1 B7 the Associated Pres Infantile paralysis cases were shown to be still increasing ia reports received by the P c H(‘\](" Service, » es repo ok totaled 1,- as the week Harry G. Pitt, Manor Club star, played the Burning Tree Club course in 74 today to take the lead in the opening round of the 72-hole competi- | tion for the District amateur golf cham- pionship. Pitt’s score, was one stroke in front of the 75 turned in by Roger Peacock, the young Argy Country Club player, who won the Di trict junior championship last week. | Peacock needed a par 4 on the eight- | W York, with eenth hole for a 73, but finished with vith a 6. ared with 180 & |8 ;0 twice during the round aid Pitt this | €0 over par. He three-putted the eighth Con- | green for a 4 after pushing his tee shot ‘mto the woods at the sixth, where he| a 5, onc over par. this time there in the United States. d fower cases, “compare cd with 4 g in up-State s noW as comp: usetts had 184 cases as compared with 135 last; inst 134; Michigan, 107 s 5‘%:?5’;“."‘“23 | Other icading scores are: ew Je 84 this week | _ Miller B. Stevinson, Columbia, 78; | Rhode Istand had 14 | Burn Curtiss, Indian Spring, 78; Pred- | |erick Hitz, Chevy Chase, 79; Page Congressional, 79; M. P. Nolan, Malady Delays College Opening. | Congressional, 79; iyohn c. Shlglcy K(én- ) {ADLEY, Mass., Scptember & Wood, 80; C. A. Fuller, Chevy Chase, “ e icvalence of James D. Herrman, Washington. 81; J. ntile paralysis the opening of Mount | M. Hunter, jr., Indian Spring, 82. 1 } ge was today postponed| The sccond round in the champion- from September 24 to October 1. I ship is being played this afternoon. RUM RUNNERS SEEKING CARGOES FROM COAST GUARD BOATS TAKEN st 103 last. s, Pennsylvania 20, Wisconsin 69. Power Vessel, 2 Motor Boats, Rowboat and 6 Men Is Bag of Converted Liquor Ship on Early Morning Patrol. By the Associated Press I Just before dawn today the 910 was COTUIT, Mass., September 10.—The | laying in the outer channcl off Cotuit rum-runners off Cape Cod have yet to| when a motor boat hailed her. learn that Coast Guard boats do not “Which side will we load on?” the sell liquor. boat’s skipper asked. The crew of the Coast Guard patrol| “Right over here,” the boatswain an- boat 910 seized 300 cases of liquor, a|swered. 55-foot power boat, two smaller wotor| And the first of four boats was taken boats, a rowboat men early to- | in. A second motor boat and th> row- dav simply becaus runners got a | boat repeated the formula, a man w: little careless in who they ask for | taken off each and the boats tied along- cargoes. | side. Then the Dart of Beverly, a 55- 'xhe 910 was formerly the rum-runner | foot power boat, came along. She went i | amounts to 25 1 | which was 2 over par, | Weather Bureau forecasters today. SNOWDEN OFFERS BUDGET SLASHING BRITISH EXPENSES Dele Cut One-Tenth, Income Taxes Raised to 25 Per Cent in Plan. LABOR MEMBERS BOO AS FIGURES ARE READ Proposal Would Provide for Sur- plus of $7,500,000 on This Year's Program. By the Associated Press ptember 10.—Great Brit- sed a scheme to balance ther accounts in what is probably one of ti most desperate financail crises in the Nation's history, Philip Snovwden, 1 chateeellor of the exchequer, announced {in the House of Commons this after- noon as he introduced his emorgency budget. He spoke for an hour. Teaning on his two canes, he outlined the devices by which he proposed to_cvercome a deficit of approximately $850,000.000 in next year's budget and an estimated deficit of more than $370,000,000 this year. Labor Members Boo. When he sat down, the Conservatives, the Liberals and a handful of the Labor members raised a great cheer, but on the other side of the House the bulk of the Labor members booed the man who is one of those chiefly responsible for the creation and growth of their party He had struck out as few treasury chiefs have dared to do. He faced the hostile Labor benches crowded with his former colleagues, and announced measures which meant a 10 per cent in the dole. He announced e tax would be boosted ) a pound, which )rl cent of the net in- come of every citizen who pays the tax He told them the duty on beer would be increased 1 penny a pint, effective tomorrow, and that the customs duty | on imported leaf tobacco would go up {8 pence a pound. The gasoline du is to be increased Z pence a gallon, Police Wages Cut. Policemen's wages will be cut on a sliding scale running upward from & shillings ($1.25) a week, and school up to 5 s uted during Mr. Snowden's speech. Analyzing his proposal, the chancellor said that against this year's estimated deficit of $373,395,000 his new measures provided for economies of $110,000.000. | savings of debt 1edemption of $68.500.- 000, new taxation and inland revenue, $145,000,000; customs and excise, $57. 500.0 leaving an estimated surplus of $7,500,000. As for next year, against an esti- | mated deficit of $850.000,000 would be | set economies of $350,000,000, debt sav- | ings of $100,000,000. new taxation and inland revenue $287,500,000, customs and excise $120,000,000. leaving an es- timated surplus of $7,500,000. Salaries Are Cut. Major savings for the year 1932-3 disclosed in the white paper are: Reductions in the salaries of civil , from cabinet ministers down, $22.670,000. In the defense services (in addition to ay and pension cuts of $18,070,000), 000,000. Education, $51.500,000. tion of expenditure. $129,000.000; (b) increase of contributions, $50,000,000. Road fund, $39,325,000. These and other economics bring the total for the year to a little over $350,- 000,000. Must Cease Borrowing. Pointing out that an unbalanced bud- get was a very serious thing for the country, he said the situation could be remedied only by reducing expenditures or increasing taxation or by a combina- tion of both. ‘Turning to that controversial subject which rocently bhas torn the TLabor | (Commued on Page 2, Colurrn 5.) HEAT WAVE IS HERE FOR REST OF WEEK “Unseasonably Warm"” Weather Arrives—Mercury Expected to Reach 92 or 93 Degrees. Unseasonably warm weather is in store for Washington for the remainder | |of the week, it was predicted gy The temperature is expected to reach 92 or {93 degrees this afternoon and repeat the performance tomorrow, Saturday and in all probability, Sunday. The warm weather which has de- scended upon the Capital and its en- virons is the same brand which has given the West and Midwest States a taste of record high temperatures in the last week While Washington enjoyed pleasing respite over the last week end, virtually every other section of the country, ex- cept the extreme South, was suffering from unseasonably high temperatures. Nebraska recorded a new September high yesterday, when official thermome- ters registered 106 degrees. This was the highest the mercury ever had gl(lmbed this late in September in that ate. Washington's all-time September rec- ord was established in 1881, when the mercury rose to 104 on September 7. The other September extreme for the District was a temperature of 36 degrees on Sentember 23, 1904. So far as relief is concerned at pres- ent, the Weather Bureau announced to- day that “there is no cool weather with- in reach of Washington for the rest of this week.” WORLD FLYERS DOWN NEW YORK, Septcmber 10 (P)— g \,nd Mrs. Charles Day of Ridge- making a leisurely tour of the uorld by plane, cabled their rep- resentatives today that their plane, (orc“d down in the jungle several days go, was being recpaired and that their mgm would be resumed in about 10 days. The cablegram was from S-ndowa\. Burma, about 160 miles northw Rengoon. This explined the absencs of mp. She was converted into a trrough the same formula, excepting anol boat, but many of her character-| that she wished to unload. She, too, sties were kept inviolate. and in the| was tied up and her crew of three men half light of early morning she some- | taken off. The boat with 300 cases of what resembles her old self. Illquor was towed to Woods Hole. of wcrd from the couple for several days. ‘Radio Programs on Page C-8 teachers' salaries will be reduced by 15 | per_cent. i | " Tnese and other measures were listed [in a government white paper distrib- Unemployment insurance (a) reduc- | 1931—F IFTY PAGES. #%#% evening paper gton with the Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 109,320 (®) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. X N i w\fi?@“% m\m\.v-\“ SUANT HOPE HE Despite Little Chance for Two Flyers. By the Associated Press. | SEATTLE, September | sounded like' the drone of | engine. perhaps that of the missing | Tokio-Seattle fiyers. Don Moyle and {C. A Allen, was heard between 9 and 110:30 o'clock last night by four sengers a the steamship Ar J. B r Dutch Harbor, Al in the Islands, 2,000 miles from here. The report, received here today. the sound was coming from the sc west, dying aw |east’ Thick w mountains at the time If the supposed plane was that the transpacific fivers, it indicated they made a forced landing <1m(»\lw'c and had taken off egain, a: r fuel sup- !ply would have exhau. some hours | before in continuous flight | The Arthur J. Baldwin carries sup- |plies for the Lomen Reindeer Co.'s camps. 10.—What an airplane i Inexperienced Navigators. | Meanwhile, as well as | private lines, f tors_along | Aliskan_and B s the fivers had not been sighted sin {an hour and 10 minutes after their take-off, they may be found almost anywhere along the 4,400-mile great circle route. Neither was experienced at navigating A slight error would have thrown them far from their path and searchers had no idea where to look. | "The fiyers left Samushiro Beach, Japan, at 3:30 pm. (Eastern standard time) Monday. Their fuel supply had been estimated to last from 40 to 49 hours, depending on the speed mair | tained by the plane, hence their tank: ould ¢ been emptied some time sterd: morning, had they remained in the air. numerous other ships of kept watch for the avia- ands and Coas 2,500 Miles Out. Dutch Habor. ¢n Unalaska Island, is | about 2,500 miles from Samushiro Beach {over the route plotted by Moyle and Allen, about 25 hours of flying or about 4:30 o.m. (Eastern standard time) Tuesday. One incident remained to bolster up the convictions of the few who clung to the belief that the aviators were safe —an anonymous message saying a large monoplane had been seen to land on a small island off the British Columbia Coast. Three Coast Guard _cutters. Northland, Chelan and Taska. searching along the rocky and storm- scourged islands late yesterday on orders of Capt. H. D. Hinckley, division commander, Almost Hopeless Task. The cutters were ordered to cruise to the western extremity of the island chain and make a thorough search of the | "It is almost a_ hopeless task.” said { Capt. Hinckley. “We'll do the best we can—but I'm’ afraid that will not be enough.” A check of radio and telegraph sta- tions along the British Columbia coast last night failed to reveal a trace of Moyle or Allen or the source of the report that a plane similar to the one along the coast. As hours passed with no reports of the airmen, even the most optimistic alive, although some believed there might be a duplication of the experi- ence of Maj. Frederick L. Martin, one (Cannnucd on Page 5, Column 1) MURRAY CHALLENGES | Infers Wheat Loaned to Millers and High Farm Prices Prevented. By the Associated Press. .OKLAHOMA CITY, September 10.— Gov. W. H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray yes- terday challenged the Federal Farm Board to disclose where its stabiliza- tion wheat holdings are stored, explain- g he had received reports that the graln has been loansd to milling com- panies. ‘The Governor said several North- western Oklahoma wheat growers had expressed the opinion the Farm Board wheat is not in storage, but has bzen loanad to milling companies throughout the Nation. “If this be true, it would sustain my belicf that the Farm Board was really created to prevent high prices of am:!- cultural products,” Murray said. ~“I challenge the Federal Farm Board to show fully, truf !ully. actually just where this the water and the coastline for the | fiyers or possible wreckage of the plane. | flown by the airmen had been seen‘ began to lose hope they would be tourd | BOARD GRAIN STORAGE FOR PACIFIG PILOTS Fiching Par |Coast Guard Making Search four Coast Guard vessels, | If the aviators followed schedule | they should have passed the island after | started | | bruises. YACHTSMAN SEIZED. SET ADRIFT: WIFE AND CHILD FOUND ON BOATS ty Encounters Rich Man's Cruiser in Long Island Sound With Baby Alone-—Splash Hints of Drowning. the ated Press. STAMFORD, Conn., September 10.— Benjamin P. Collings, 38, wealthy htsman, was reported missing to local and Nassau County, N. Y., police after the discovery early today of his 5-year- old daughter, Barbara. alone on his cruiser Penguin, which was drifting listlessly in Long Islend Sound. ser was found about a mile vds Point, Long Island, without 2:30 am. Collings, wife of the yachtsman, 1d later aboard an uninhabited vacht Oyster Bay, Long Island. where she claimed she had been left by two gurmen who tied her husband hand and foot and set him adrift in a mall skiff after abandoning her on the yacht. lig _The gunmen then left with the Pen- lig! Mrs was four | of New guin and their daughter, Barbara, she told police. The child was discovered by a party | Rochelle_yachtmen bound on a fishing trip. The mother was taken | into Oyster Bay from the yacht several | hours later, when her screams attracted the attention of a Qapt. Howard The attention of the New Rochelle men was attracted to the Penguin be- cause it was floating aimlessly with the tide and was without running ligi At the same time they heard a thra ing noise in the water about 100 yards as_though a swimmer was ex- | hausted. Two 0f them set out in & skiff | to aid the swimmer, but before they could reach the spot the noise stopped. They could find no trace of a swim- mer, but one ‘and that the swimmer drowned Mrs. Collings is said to have told the (Continued on FPage 2, Column 2.) GENERAL SALES TAX. PROPOSED BY REED Senator Would Continue In- come Assessment Also but Stop “Leaks.” By the Assos ed Press. Enactment of a gencral sales tax was proposed today by Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, a high-ranking Repub- lican cn the Finance Committec. | Senator Reed, who is close to Secre- tary of the Treasury Mellon and the administration, advocated a tax ¢ one- | half of 1 per cent on all commodities. | He said he would retain the present inccme tax also, but would plug up some of the “leaks” which ba de. scribed as pormitting rich capitalists to | evade the income levies. The Pennsylvanian said he had not | discussed his plan with Secretary Mel- | lon, but he arranged to see the Treas- | ury head late toda However. his views were in line with | those previously expressed by Mellon ta the effect that the present tax base is too narrow and new taxes are neces- sary. Opposed to Wood Views. Scnator Reed opposed the views of Chairman Wood of the House Appro- priations Committee on a proposal to reduce further expenditures on the | Army and Navy. Reed said the cost of national de- | fense has now been cut down close to | the “danger point.” Wood had favored | \Comlnued on Pzge 2, Column 6.) MRS. GALEN L. TAIT HURT IN AUTO CRASH Two Companions Also Injured.| Driver of 0il Truck Held by Police. Mrs. Galen L. Tait, 50, wife of the collector of internal revenue at Balti- | more, and two woman companions were injured early this afternoon, when the car in which they were riding was in collision with a Standard Oil Co. truck at River road and Wilson lane, Mont- gomery County, Md. Mrs. Tait, who lives at Western ave- nue and Ellicott street, Chevy Chase, Md., sustained severe shock and body Others injured were Mrs. Richard Barler, 70, and Mrs. Edmund Bouchelle, 35, both of New York. Mrs. Bouchelle sustained several broken ribs, while the main artery in Mrs. Barler's head was cut by flying glass. All three women were taken to the office of Dr. E. G. Bauersfeld, Bethesda, Md., for treatment. The physician said Mrs. Barber would have bled to death if medical attention had been delayed. The three women were riding in a car driven by Mrs. Emeline Barnhill of Wardman Park Hote!, Mrs. Tait’s cousin. Mrs. Barnhill and her three children, who also were in the car, were not in- jured. The accident occurred as Mrs. Barn- hill's machine was proceeding north on River road. The truck was being driven east on Wilson lane. The driver of the truck, Charles L. Walters, 28, 228 E street northeast, was arrested and held at the Bethesda police station. MERCHANT IS SLAIN BY MYSTERY SHOT leff Bowers, Hardware Shop| Manager, Found Dying by Carpenter. Jeft Bowers, 26-year-old manager of a hardware store of the People's chain at 1311 Seventh street, was mysterious- i1y shot and killed in the store shortly | before noon today Bowers was found lying on the floor beside the casli register by John Hoff- man, a carpenter, who was repairing a lock in the rear of the store and in- vestigated a moment after he heard a muffled sound which he did not recog- nize at once as a gun shot. A single bullet had penetrated Bowers' che: He died 35 minutes later at Casualty Hospital. Fail to Find Witness. Police who responded to a call were | unable to find a witness who had seen any one leave the store, Bowers was married and lived at 3639 Thirty-second street, Mount Rai- nier, Md. Hoffman said the report he heard had a hissing sound, as if a shot had been fired from a gun equipped with a muff- ler. Police questioned passersby and occupants of adjoining business estab- lishments in a futile effort to learn if any one had been seen hurriedly leav- ing the store. ndication of a struggle, in the cash register was undisturbed, the drawer closed and a small sale, which Bowers himself is be- lieved to have rung up, was stil re- corded on the register. Bowers was pronounced dead by Dr. Lee Masters. Bowers was hit once by a heavy- caliber bullet, apparently fired from close range. It passed through his chest and punctured a tin of paint on a shelf nearby. Shelt Disputes Suicide. From the position of a .32 automatic shell, believed to have been ejected from the death gun, police estimated it would have been impossible for Bowers to have shot himself. The shell was found in a tray of small hardware objects some 15 feet down the counter, behind which Bowers was standing, and on Bowers' left. Hardware articles suspended from the ceiling would have interrupted the flight of the shell had it been ejected behind the counter, police said. The shell's position indicated it had been fired by sone one standing in front of the counter and facing Bowers acros$ it. Bowers' own .32 automatic was found in a closed drawer in the counter im- mediately where he was standing when shot. The gun had been withdrawn from its holster, which also lay in the drawer. Police took the automatic to headquarters to try to determine if it had been fired recently. Bowers was wearing a white shirt, through_which_the bullet passed near " (Continued on Pne 2, Column 8) HELD IN GIRL’S DEATH Truck Driver Detained on Sus- picion of “Village” Strangling. NEW YORK, September 10 (#).—Jack Hartigan was held without bail today on suspicion of having slain Catherine Cronin, the 20-year-old girl found strangled to death in Hartigan's Green- wich Village apartmept Monday. The 24-year-old truck driver said they both had been drinking “pretty much.” but he denied having caused her dea both are positive there was| TREASURY BRINGS VIRGINIA TROLLEY ISSUE T0 A HEAD Moves to Tear Down Termi- nal as Company Plans to Seek Reimbursement. FIGHT MAY BE CARRIED TO CONGRESS AND COURTS Owner Asks Injunction to Prevent Government From Molest- ing Rails. While the Mount Vernon, Alexandria & Washington Railway made plans to- to tak> its fight for reim ement for its tracks in the new Federal Tri- angle to the courts and Congress, the Treasury Department moved to tear down the railway terminal and exca- vate, in at least one spot, a Federal building foundation around the tracks. Following a conference between Gov- ernment and railway officials yester- day afternoon at the Treasury, it was decided by Robert L. May, cwner of the | railway, to attempt to hold on to his rails through court action, even though the Government eating into the ground tracks for new Fedcral structures, is contending for pay for his loss. steam shovels are He Seeks Reimbursement. Mr. May, Gardner L. Bo press for a hearing on filed months ago by would prevent ¥ molesting his ra is paid for the compensation could not be | appropriated [unds it was hu | troller Gen tion thus the railway is to be re | gress meets for the short s feels reasonably certain that he {can get the mjunction { will be op in_cou | ury Department. The injunc et | tion was flled mcnths ago, but has never | been heard by the court | Action is being taken. however. by Treasury Departm: m to clear away | site of the Post plans are under railway terminal at Twe lvania avenue. Forma een served to vacat tember 29. Mr. May the said that | indicated that the terminal will have to be vacated within 60 days. Demoli- tion of the terminal. it was learned, 1< included in the specifications for which bids will be opened September 18. | Two alternate bids have been asked the railway b eacks: and the other. ding for ex cavation of all the except the tracks, leaving the tracks themselves with excavation on both sides It was considered likely in view of May's decision to press for the injur tion that the Treasury would e have to wait until the judge gave decision on the injunction before let ting contract. or would go ahead and let contract to dig around the tracks. ‘The spectifications, it was learned. call for maintaining the i of-way for 120 days. within which it was evident, the Treasury expr | there will be some conclusion to th matter. May. were of her and his attorney, m» opin Mr. Bo that noth- the committees representing ton and Alexandria trade bod able to secure permission for reroute his cars across P v avenue with a |erm.x‘a] to the north of the Avenue, May terated his stand which took when the matter first that he had no desire line if a suitabie ter provided. but that he feit it would be useless to try to operate his cars if they were not allowed to come any further north than Constitution avenue. for- merly B street. or possibly required to stop in the vicinity of the Treasury Department. The street car owner, who also owns the bus line to Alexandria, will be faced with the necessity of purchasing about 18 additional large passenger buses if th> trolley line is abandoned. These buses, however, would only be used during periods of peak traffic. and for that reason he would rather retain the street car line. It is felt that even though the rails are taken out of the Federal triangle a line will probably be con- tinued through 1932 because of the year. Legislation May Be Necessary. Legislation by Congress and court action will both probably be necessary before the matter is finally adjudicated. Mr. May stated this morning that while | a figure of $200,000 for his loss has been mentioned from time to time, it will really be a matter for the courts to de- | cide exactly how much his line will be | (Continued on Page 2 COlumn 7.) an- | ticipated traffic during the Bicentennial | WEEK END PROBE T0 FIX EXTENT OF BRUTALITY GASES Justice Agents Probably Will Give Grand Jury Evidence on Tuesday. HOPE TO END INQUIRY WITHIN 10-DAY PERIOD | Five First Precinct Policemen to Be Arraigned Before Judge Wheat Tomorrow. Additional evidence of police brutal- inflicted on prisoners luctant to * " will be presented to the District grand jury by the De- partment of Justice early next week, it was indicated today. | Justice investigators, expediting their inquiry with the aid of extra agents, are said to be preparing “several” striking cases involving alleged third | degree tactics for action of the grand | jury. probably Tuesday. It is under- stood the exact number of cases pre- sented will depend on investigative de- velopments over the week end Present indications are that the nume Ler may not exceed that ccmposing the first group of cases offered to the ine quisitorial body last week, in which in- dictments wer returned against five policemen of the first precinct. The accu be arraigned to- { Justice Alfred A. Supreme Court. bend of $1,000 each. Hope to End Probe the hope c‘ 7 phases igation b('rfi "‘F end of An effort will be made to are under in the past additional com- urther m\'eshgz'.’m score of special of the Bureau of Investigation are engaged in the searching ing virtually e'e" pre- Ti e re- ported to have uncovered (‘\xde"ce of leged third degree practices in most of the police stations, dating back over a period of years Some half a hundred separate in- stances of alleged cruelty in connection h “questioning” of suspects arrested by police in a e variety of crimes have been called to the attention of Di- rector J. Edgar Hoover and his staff, it s Many of these could not be ro'n\bo"atrd sufficiently from the standpoint of legal evidence to warrant srand jury action, however. \ | Officials Make Denial, | In delving into the widespread charges the Government operatives are known to have interviewed nfany police officials. All have denied knowledge not only of the specific cases under investigation, but of the existence of a third degree system in the Police Department. No definite evidence to contradict these denials has been received. it is reported. As matters now stand. it appears that criminal action will be taken only against policemen of the lower grades charged with actual wielding of “in- struments of torture.” such as rubber hose, wooden clubs and bare fists. In its final report, however, the De- partment of Justice may include dis- s made with respect to certain igher-ups” in connection with their administrative activities. he grand jury is said to be in & d to inquire thoroughly into admin- ve angles of third-degree abuses, a4 view to ascertaining if official should be meted out cemen to be arraigned tomorrow are Detetcive James A. Mostyn and Po- 1 \\Alham R. Laflin, William T. Willlam C. Grooms and All are charged with ng cne or more prisoners at precinct station house August Gibson Calls on Crosby. ve Ernest Gibson of Ver- who na< tal several inv n the ~ Police Department si coming to Congress, today called on Commissioner Crosby, but declined to reveal the purpose o | his_visit The Commissioners were in confer= ence, discussing the police situation, when Mr. Gibson arrived at the District Building, and he_talked briefly with " (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) DEPOSITORS GEfT’:{o PCT. $41,000,000 Mailed to 408,000 by Bank of United States. NEW YORK, September 10 (#).— Checks totaling $41,000,000 were to be mailed today to the 408.000 depositors of the Bank of Unitea States who are not also stockholders. ‘The money represents 30 cents on the depositors’ dollar. State Supt. of Banks Joseph Broderick recently levied an as- | sessment of $25 a share on stockhold- ers. In the case of stockholder-deposi- tors this assessment will be reducted | from the payment on their deposits. CIVIL SERVICE RULE TAKES RICKER FROM PARK AND PLANNING POST Grant’s Protest Fails to Save Assistant Who Lacks Status, and Substitute Will Be Chosen. ‘The Civil Service Commission has de- prived Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, who | acts as executive officer of the National Capital Park and Planning Commissicn | in addition to his many other duties, of one of his assistants and ordered that another be brought under civil service | status, it was learned today. Despite protests from Col. Grant, in | business leaders the commission’s plans for developments here. Mr. Ricker took a major part in proposing plans for the | improvement of the Rosslyn, Va., water= front as well as endeavoring to persuade | the Board of Supervisors and other | authorities to_further the interests of the George Washington Memorial Park- | wav along the Potomac River, near the cit; The Civil Service Commission also | has called for an examination for the charge of public buildings and public | post of secretary of the National Cani- grounds, the Civil Service Commission | tal Park and Planning Commission. - | Thomas S. Settle, local attorney took has directed that George A. Ricker, in-| Thomas S Scttle, 1ol atiotney took dustrial consultant of the planning|manihs succeeding the late Fred G. commission, be released, as he has no| Coldren, who retired because of ill " Lealth. He will take the examination e~ T G““I’ :“ h:: along with other applicants for the post. to bow to the commission’s wishes and | */95% With other appIicants for the post, Mr. Ricker has been detached. that the date for having all applications Mr. Ricker's job included conferring in is September 20. ~The post pays v, $4,600 annually. This will not be an with Arlington County, Va,, and m‘h"!numbled examination, the commis- ©Old Dominion authorities, on mdu.m-llmn asserted, but .wuum, will be and other matters and laying before nugnedunuun )